Dancers are clearly athletes in the degree to which sophisticated physical capacities are
required to perform at a high level. The standard complement of athletic attributes–muscular …

Study Design Prospective, descriptive single-cohort study. Objective To assess the
incidence and severity of injuries to a professional ballet company over 1 year. Methods …

Introduction: Dancing en pointe requires ballet dancers to stand on the tips of their toes
while wearing a structured pointe shoe. Understanding the effect of pointe shoes on ballet …

Background: The foot and ankle are often reported as the most common sites of injury in
professional ballet dancers; however, epidemiological research focusing on foot and ankle …

Objective To report the prevalence of MRI features commonly associated with posterior
ankle impingement syndrome in elite ballet dancers and athletes and to compare findings …

Introduction: Few studies have published data concerning the longitudinal rehearsal and
performance demands experienced by professional ballet dancers. We aimed to describe …

Background The os trigonum is an accessory bone that is not fully fused with the talus during
secondary ossification, and is one of the risk factors of posterior malleolus impact syndrome …

Objective: Workplace hazards in the performing arts cause injuries, disabilities, and deaths
every year. Occupational health professionals are familiar with most of these hazards and …

Background Posterior ankle pain and impingement is common in sports that regularly and
repetitively require hyperplantarflexion of the ankle. The athletic group most often affected by …

Background The en pointe position of the ankle in ballet is extreme. Previously, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) of ballet dancers' ankles en pointe was confined to a low field …